GB2344490B - Telecommunications networks to allow roaming of prepaid subscribers - Google Patents

Telecommunications networks to allow roaming of prepaid subscribers

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Publication number
GB2344490B
GB2344490B GB9826384A GB9826384A GB2344490B GB 2344490 B GB2344490 B GB 2344490B GB 9826384 A GB9826384 A GB 9826384A GB 9826384 A GB9826384 A GB 9826384A GB 2344490 B GB2344490 B GB 2344490B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
telecommunications networks
prepaid subscribers
allow roaming
roaming
allow
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9826384A
Other versions
GB9826384D0 (en
GB2344490A8 (en
GB2344490A (en
Inventor
Vishram Lalji Hirani
Piotr Kazimierz Grzesik
Ralph James Edwards
Howard James Spragg
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Priority to GB9826384A priority Critical patent/GB2344490B/en
Publication of GB9826384D0 publication Critical patent/GB9826384D0/en
Priority to CN 99103860 priority patent/CN1126386C/en
Publication of GB2344490A publication Critical patent/GB2344490A/en
Publication of GB2344490A8 publication Critical patent/GB2344490A8/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2344490B publication Critical patent/GB2344490B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/41—Billing record details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure of call data record [CDR]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/43—Billing software details
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/49—Connection to several service providers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/50—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP for cross-charging network operators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/80—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
    • H04M15/8038—Roaming or handoff
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/80—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
    • H04M15/8044—Least cost routing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/01—Details of billing arrangements
    • H04M2215/0164—Billing record, e.g. Call Data Record [CDR], Toll Ticket[TT], Automatic Message Accounting [AMA], Call Line Identifier [CLI], details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/32—Involving wireless systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/34—Roaming
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/42—Least cost routing, i.e. provision for selecting the lowest cost tariff
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/46—Connection to several service providers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/52—Interconnection, inter-exchange, reseller billing, billing agreements between different operators, e.g. billing identifier added on the CDR in order to cross charge the other operator, inter-operator accounting, reconciliation, bill directly resellers customers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/74—Rating aspects, e.g. rating parameters or tariff determination apects
    • H04M2215/7442—Roaming
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/74—Rating aspects, e.g. rating parameters or tariff determination apects
    • H04M2215/745—Least cost routing, e.g. Automatic or manual, call by call or by preselection

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
GB9826384A 1998-12-01 1998-12-01 Telecommunications networks to allow roaming of prepaid subscribers Expired - Fee Related GB2344490B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9826384A GB2344490B (en) 1998-12-01 1998-12-01 Telecommunications networks to allow roaming of prepaid subscribers
CN 99103860 CN1126386C (en) 1998-12-01 1999-03-12 Telecommunication network

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9826384A GB2344490B (en) 1998-12-01 1998-12-01 Telecommunications networks to allow roaming of prepaid subscribers

Publications (4)

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GB9826384D0 GB9826384D0 (en) 1999-01-27
GB2344490A GB2344490A (en) 2000-06-07
GB2344490A8 GB2344490A8 (en) 2000-07-31
GB2344490B true GB2344490B (en) 2003-07-02

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Country Status (2)

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CN (1) CN1126386C (en)
GB (1) GB2344490B (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

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AU2215501A (en) * 1999-12-23 2001-07-09 Markport Limited Pre-paid roaming in mobile telecommunication networks
GB2365678A (en) * 2000-03-10 2002-02-20 Ericsson Telefon Ab L M Call detail record generation in a telecommunications system
EP1308064A1 (en) * 2000-08-08 2003-05-07 Markport Limited A subscriber registration method
US7376419B2 (en) * 2004-01-28 2008-05-20 Lucent Technologies Inc. Call triggering to one or more service nodes upon receipt of initial trigger response

Citations (4)

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WO1995011576A1 (en) * 1993-10-19 1995-04-27 Coral Systems, Inc. An apparatus and method for credit based management of telecommunication activity
EP0794651A1 (en) * 1996-03-07 1997-09-10 France Telecom Method of prepayment for usage of telephonic communcations
WO1998034393A2 (en) * 1997-02-04 1998-08-06 National Telemanagement Corporation Prepay telecommunications system
WO1999004548A1 (en) * 1997-07-17 1999-01-28 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) Automated prepayment method for mobile terminals

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1995011576A1 (en) * 1993-10-19 1995-04-27 Coral Systems, Inc. An apparatus and method for credit based management of telecommunication activity
EP0794651A1 (en) * 1996-03-07 1997-09-10 France Telecom Method of prepayment for usage of telephonic communcations
WO1998034393A2 (en) * 1997-02-04 1998-08-06 National Telemanagement Corporation Prepay telecommunications system
WO1999004548A1 (en) * 1997-07-17 1999-01-28 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) Automated prepayment method for mobile terminals

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GB9826384D0 (en) 1999-01-27
CN1255811A (en) 2000-06-07
GB2344490A8 (en) 2000-07-31
GB2344490A (en) 2000-06-07
CN1126386C (en) 2003-10-29

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